Police accidentally run over and kill naked man they were searching for

Los Angeles police department officials believe the man was the same person the officers in the patrol car were searching for following a police report that someone was running nude in and out of traffic

The collision took place in the Jefferson Park area southwest of downtown LA around 10:20 p.m., according to the LAPD

The patrol car had its sirens blaring as the officers searched for the man, who hasn't been identified

Concerns: The victim was lying flat on his back in the middle of the road when he was struck, authorities said

The man was white and aged between 50 and 60 years old, police said.

'We're trying to figure out why he was laying down in the road,' LAPD Officer Liliana Preciado said, according to the LA Times. She said his head was facing west and his feet were facing east in the road.